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Dangerous intersection reclaimed as public space
One of my favorite things about the folks at StreetFilms is that they don't just report on innovative projects for livable streets - they deconstruct what has been done so we can

You would think that car drivers would be happy that cyclists reduce the number of vehicles they have to grapple with, but it just ain't so. The more bikes on the road, the safer it is for cyclists, but also the

Mayor Newsom Speaks Out on Nation's First Mandatory Composting Law
I love compost - I really do. I'm hard pushed to think of one single practice that does more for the planet. From sequestering carbon to preventing methane emissions to reducing landfill

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I once heard Eric Schlosser answer a similar question aimed at his book, "Fast Food Nation." He pointed out that social movements have to begin somewhere and that several began with elites but ended up helping the poor and

Current TV's Leah Lamb interviewed San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom about his upcoming run for Governor of California. He answered a series of questions posed by viewers, including one selected by TreeHugger. This clip is his answer to our question;

San Francisco already has one of the highest recycling rates out of any city in the country—but apparently, it's not high enough. Unsatisfied by its nearly unparalleled progress, city officials are now about to make recycling

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San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom is running for governor for the state of California. Current TV is interviewing him next week and they're asking for your questions. His green policies are famous, and he's been a key driver in making

Photo: Audrey Penven, CCIs This the Beginning of a New Meme? Swings in Trains?Somebody decided to make the world just a little bit more interesting, and three red swings appeared on the BART Public Transit System in San Francisco for the public to

In a new blog post, San Francisco's mayor and newly announced California gubernatorial candidate Gavin Newsom talked up his city's recycling plan, which is keeping 72 percent of waste out of the city's landfills.San Francisco's waste

America’s oldest micro brewery is also one of the greenest and it doesn’t hurt that they produce some killer beer. In February Matthew wrote about Sierra Nevada and E-Fuel Corp partnering to make ethanol from discarded beer yeast.

Seems rather strange for environmental advocate Robert Redford to vote against green building, right? Well, it seems he is anti-new development on a proposed 65-acre green community planned just down the street from him in

You know how every end-of-semester when students just toss everything big and small that they purchased over the year but can't take with them, as they backpack across Europe? Know a few seniors who just ditch their toys

San Francisco and Portland, Oregon are trying to one-up each other in the race to develop the first citywide, full-scale electric vehicle infrastructure. In a guest post for Gas 2.0 Mayor Gavin Newsom has turned up the

We are all familiar with the words "organic" ingredients and "all natural" ingredients when referring to beauty products, but it's very rare to see "biodynamic" in the mix. But that's exactly what Australian

Yesterday on Earth Day, Cisco and San Francisco unveiled Urban EcoMap, a tool that works to educate people on the importance of living sustainably within cities. It's a pilot project that began back in the fall of 2008, and gathers data for various